Author Archives: James Grundy
Euro Paper Talk: Two caveats emerge as Chelsea lodge giant bid for top target; Arsenal offered highly-tempting swap deal
Euro Paper Talk: Two caveats emerge as Chelsea lodge giant…
Chelsea are preparing to spend big to land their top target this summer, Man Utd could still move for a Lyon star, while Arsenal have been offered a swap deal, according to Wednesday’s Euro Paper Talk. CHELSEA READY TO PAY MEGA FEE FOR KAI HAVERTZ Kai Havertz will be the subject of a mammoth […]
Tottenham pick out powerful Ligue 1 striker as Harry Kane plan B
Tottenham pick out powerful Ligue 1 striker as Harry Kane plan B
Tottenham are reportedly keen on completing a deal for powerful Metz striker Habib Diallo this summer. A report in La Semaine, as cited by sportslens, claims that Spurs are ready to make their move for the 25-year-old. Diallo scored 12 goals in Ligue 1 this past season, also notching three assists before the campaign ended […]
Reports: Milan push for Szoboszlai
Reports: Milan push for Szoboszlai
Reports claim Milan are hard at work to sign RB Salzburg’s Dominik Szoboszlai, who has a €25m release clause. According to Sportitalia, Milan are ‘trying to close’ a deal for Szoboszlai, as per the instructions of manager-elect Ralf Rangnick. Rangnick is fully aware of the 19-year-old’s potential, given he is currently Red Bull’s head of […]
Probable line-ups: Genoa-Napoli
Probable line-ups: Genoa-Napoli
Genoa will bring Lasse Schone back into the fold against Napoli, who are without the suspended Kalidou Koulibaly. The match kicks off at 18:30 UK time – click here for a preview. Schone served a yellow-card ban for the 2-2 draw with Udinese, but he should make a swift return to central midfield. However, Juventus […]
Chelsea to sell Jorginho?
Chelsea to sell Jorginho?
Jorginho has reportedly informed Chelsea that he is unhappy at the club, with Maurizio Sarri still ‘keen’ to bring the midfielder to Juventus. Jorginho was a virtual ever-present for Chelsea before the coronavirus lockdown, but since the season restarted he has played just 10 minutes of the Blues’ five games. Now, Goal.com claims the 29-year-old […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has last laugh over Cristiano Ronaldo in wild Serie A comeback win
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has last laugh over Cristiano Ronaldo…
Juventus wasted the chance to move 10 points clear at the top of Serie A as the defending champions blew a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 at a Zlatan Ibrahimovic-inspired AC Milan on (Wednesday AEST), after second-placed Lazio’s shock defeat at Lecce. Maurizio Sarri’s men led through goals from Adrien Rabiot and Cristiano Ronaldo early […]
Gasp issues Atalanta warning
Gasp issues Atalanta warning
Gian Piero Gasperini has warned Atalanta that they risk ‘leaving themselves in the lurch’ if they lack focus or intensity against Sampdoria this evening. Atalanta are Serie A’s form team right now with eight straight wins, all-but-securing them Champions League qualification for another season. However, they face a Samp side who have won back-to-back […]
Genoa v Napoli: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Genoa v Napoli: Probable Line-Ups and Key Statistics
Napoli travel to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Wednesday night (kick-off 19:30) to take on a Genoa side chasing their first win since Serie A restarted last month. PROBABLE LINE-UPS Genoa (3-5-2): Perin; Romero, Goldaniga, Masiello; Biraschi, Behrami, Schöne, Cassata, Barreca; Pandev, Pinamonti. Unavailable: Ankersen, Criscito, Radovanovic. Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Manolas, Hysaj; Fabian Ruiz, […]
Sarri: Juventus had a 15 minute blackout
Sarri: Juventus had a 15 minute blackout
After blowing a two-goal lead to eventually lose 4-2 to AC Milan, Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri blamed the result on a 15 minute blackout. Adrien Rabiot and Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Bianconeri a two-goal lead, and what looked like a certain three points. But the hosts turned the match around in just six minutes, thanks […]
Pioli: ‘Milan present is what’s important’
Pioli: ‘Milan present is what’s important’
Stefano Pioli reiterated how much he loves this Milan squad after their comeback to beat Juventus, but ‘the present is too important for me to waste energy thinking about the future.’ The Rossoneri are proving to be the balance in this Scudetto race, as they beat second-placed Lazio 3-0 and this evening came back from […]